Adjustable sun visor



March 21,1950 R. H. rAPELT 2,501,371

ADJUSTABLE SUN VISOR Filed July 27, 1946 I venan- Budo alpez, 9M ISM .Y Uowazegs Patented Mar; 21, 1950 N y 2,501,371 l f UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 'f 'f 2,501,371 v ADJUSTABLE sUN'vIsoR Rudolph H. Apelt, Nantasket Beach, Mass. AApplication July 27, 1946, Serial No. 686,795

(c1. 16m-23e) v 4 Claims.

This invention relates `to an adjustable sun visor, tobe associated with a window of a Vehicle l or the like, having means adapted to be extended downwardly to obscure the rays of light of a setting sun "or glare from.v aiiecting the eyes of a shortoccupant of the vehicle".

' Usual sun Visors comprise a rectangular lightobscuring area of sufficient length to extend across the necessary horizontal field of vision of the/"observer and are pivotally mounted in such manner'as to enable them to be raised out of the line of vision of the occupant of the vehicle-and also tobe swung laterally in adjusted positions. Such Visors, however, are of a xed width and are not] capable of being sucientlyadjusted to obscure the glare of the setting sun when closely approaching the horizon or to prevent glare from afiecting the eyes oi a short occupant of the vehicle.

"The principal object of the present invention is to provide a sun visor having extensible means for increasing the eiective vertical width vof the visor to'any desired extent thereby to protect the eyes of the occupant of the vehicle, particularly `the driver, or a` short person, from undesirable glare.

' AAnother object or the invention is to provide a sunivisorof the character described, of light and vinexpensive construction, comprising an adjustablefskeleton frame provided with a shade rnorlnally covering the area of the frame, but adapted to'be extended below the lower edge thereof any desiredL distance necessary to protect the eyes of the occupant from glare of sunlight.

Another object of the invention is to provide aglareshield having av flexible shade normally Vcovering the irame of the Vvisor but adapted to be extended below the frame with means for retaining the shade in any desired extended posi- "tion and having means operable to withdraw the `shade from such extended position.H

A further object of the'invention is to provide meanszior limiting Vthe extension of the shade and" for preventing its lower edge frombeing .withdrawn within the area' of the irame.,

.-.T-hese andl-otherobjects and features of the invention will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawing and. will be particularly pointed out in the claims. `A' 'preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated .in the accompanying drawing, in

which n Fig. 1 is a broken frontview of an" adjustable sun visorI kembodyingthe invention;

Fig 2 is a detail verticalsectional Viewonline f" .xedly secured upon an arm having an angularly rbent portion which is pivotally connected, preferably by a universal joint, to a suitable bracket adapted tobe secured to a portion of the vehicle adjacent to the window thereof, or to thelframe rof a stationary window through whichy strong *rays of a rising orsetting sunror other intense vdirector reflected rays of light-are likely to irnpinge upon the eyes ofthe person sitting within a rooml in proximity to the window, said frame having aroller journaled therein provided 'with a shade normally extending across said frame,

material. l Y l -end olea light-obstructing shade I8 ofsumcie't but adapted to be extended belowV the lower edge of the frame any desi-red distance to prevent the glare from affecting the eyes of the person look- -ing through the window. l

The preferred construction illustrated inthe drawing comprises a horizontal straight cylindrical arm l having an angularly oiTset end 2 which is connected preferably by a universal joint 3 .to abr'acket ll adapted to be secured tov a4r support adjacent to the window as inusual glare shieldconstructions. The skeleton frame com- '-prises a horizontal bar or plate 5 having at oneV end an integral extension 6 at right angles therei -toghaving a boss rotatably mounted on said arm and xedly secured to it by a set screw 1 Yand at the other end a similar-integral extension 8 extending from the plate 5; The straight arm I is'of a-leng-th to extend through the extensions' 6 and 8 and also through a collar 9 on the outside of the extension 8, which collar has a set screw that can be tightened against the end of the arm l. `This construction is such as to enable the frame to be assembled upon or detachedfrom -the arm I by loosening the screws 'I and vI0 and slidingA it lengthwiseof the arm I. End bars I'I vand I2 of channel shape and preferably having u Vtending longitudinally throughout substantially the :full length" thereof. A' roller I6 is rotatably journaled upon the arm I and desirablyhas interposed between it and the armfI a tube or winding I'I of rubber or other suitable frictional .The roller I6 has secured Vto it `one width to extend into the channels of the end bars Il and I2 and of sufficient length to extend through the slot in the bar l5 which connects the end bars Il and I2. The shade desirably has a hemmed end i9 which contains a stilening bar and is provided preferably midway of its length with a metallic pull member 2| which embraces the end edge and the bar 2B and is secured to it by suitable rivets 22.` The thickness of the hemmed ends of the shade andthe pull member 2| is sufficient to prevent the edges of the shade from being withdrawn into the area of the skeleengagement of the frictional material on the roller with the arm l.

Any suitable means may be provided for rotating the roller in a direction to wind the shade thereon.l In the preferred construction a pulley 23 having a hub 24 is ixedly secured to the roller by a set screw 25. A flexible pull member, such as a chain' 26, is secured at one end to the pulley 23 and extends downwardly therefrom preferably through a .bracket 21 attached to the channelshaped end ll of the frame. Suitable means are vprovided for limiting the extension of the shade vbeyond a predetermined limit. Such means may comprise studs 28 preferably mounted in the shadejadjacent its side edges and adapted to engage the bar I5 when the shade is pulled to fully extended position, or the chain or other pull member may have mounted upon it a stop 29 of larger area than the passage through the bracket 21 adapted when the shade is fully extended to engage the bracket 21, either of these stop members being adapted to prevent the shade from be- ,ingfully unwound from the roller I6.

By reason of the present invention the visor may be pivotally rotated about its connection to the bracket to any vertical or lateral psition when the shade is in normally withdrawn position the visor will operate similar to a usual form of visor. However, if the visor is of insuilcient width to interrupt the glare of the setting sun or otherlight above the horizontal line of vision of the operator the shade may be withdrawn such desired distance as is necessary to cut off the intense rays of light and this is true whether the visor is in vertical position or in inclined position as the weight of the end portion of the shade above described will cause it to depend vertically from the slot in the bar l5 through which it extends.

The present invention therefore provides an adjustable sun visor of universal adaptability. The frame can be readily made of sheet metal or pressed metal parts and together with the roller assembled therein can be applied to the cylindrical horizontal arms of usual sun visor constructions.

AIts-will be understood that the particular embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is ofy an illustrative character and is not restrictive and that various changes in form, construction and arrangement of parts may be made within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is: l

1. An adjustable visor to be associated with a window comprisinga bracket adapted to be se- 4 cured to the window frame above and in proximity to a vertical edge of the window pane, a horizontal straight arm connected to said bracket, a

rectangular shade supporting skeleton frame mounted on said arm and having means for guiding the edges of a shade, a roller rotatably journaled on said arm having means frictionally engaging the arm, a exible light-obstructing shade of greater length than the width of said frame mounted on said roller and extendable well beyond the lower edge of said frame, the edges of the shade being guided by said guiding means, means for retaining the shade in any extended position, and means for rotating the roller to retract the shade from said extended position.

2. An adjustable visor to be associated with a window comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to the window frame above and adjacent to the vertical edge of the window pane, a horizontal straight arm having a right angle extending end portion mounted in said bracket, a long rectangular skeleton shade-supporting frame of relatively narrow width xedly secured to said arm and normally extending across the necessary ield of vision of an observer having means for guiding the side edges of a shade, a roller rotatably journaled on said arm and having means frictionally engaging the same, a ilexible light-obstructing shade of greater length than the width of said frame mounted on said roller and having its edges mounted in the guiding means of said frame adapted to be extended well beyond the lower edge of the frame and to be retained in any extended position by the frictional engagement ofthe roller with said arm, and means for rotating the roller in a reverse direction to retract the shade to any desired distance from extended position.

3. An adjustable visor to be associated with a window of a vehicle comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted on the. window frame above and adjacent to a vertical edge of the window pane, a straight horizontal arm extending parallel to the plane of the window pane having a right angle channel-shaped lower side connecting said ends and provided with a longitudinal slot, a roller r0- tatably journaled on said arm having frictional means engaging said arm, a flexible light-obstructing shade of considerably greater length than the width of the frame wound upon said roller, the edges of which shade are received in the channel-shaped ends of the skeleton frame, said shade extending through the slot in the lower channel-shaped side of the skeleton frame and adapted to be extended beyond said lower side of the framemeans for limiting the distance to which the shade may be so extended, means for actuating the roller to retract the shade, and means on the lower end of the shade to facilitate the extension thereof, and means to limit the ultimate retraction of the shade.

4. An adjustable visor to be associated with a window of a vehicle comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted on the window frame above and adjacent to a vertical edge of the window pane, a straight horizontal arm extending parallel to the plane of the window pane having a right angle extending end. portion mounted in said bracket.

a long rectangular shade-supporting skeleton frame of relatively narrow width mounted on said arm and normally extending across the necessary field of vision of the observer, said skeleton frame having parallel channel-shaped ends for guiding the edges of a shade, and also having a channel-shaped lower side connecting said ends and provided with a longitudinal slot, a roller rotatably journaled on said arm having frictonal means engaging said arm, a iiexible light-obstructing shade of considerably greater length than the width of the frame Wound upon said roller, the edges of which shade are received in and guided by said channel-shaped ends of the skeleton frame, said shade extending through the slot in the lower channel-shaped side of the skeleton frame and adapted to be extended beyond said lower side of said frame, means for of said roller having a exible pull member secured at one end thereto and depending there-- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,325,923 Steltner Aug. 3, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 554,168 Great Britain June 23, 1943 

